Description

1821 10C Small Date, JR-9, R.2, MS64 PCGS. Eye-popping
concentric color on both sides is this near-Gem 1821 Small Date
dime's calling card. Vivid electric-blue in the obverse center
cedes to mint and amber near the rims, with a dab of sunset-orange.
The reverse shows a golden and sandy-brown interior ringed with
deeper copper and sky-blue. The strike is sharp overall, despite
weakness in the center of star 8, showing good dentilation on both
sides. A few stray contact marks are well within the Gem grade.

Variety: JR-9, R.2. Small Date, last 1 not under curl, star
1 recut on an inner point, star 7 nearly touching cap, star 8
pointing to upper edge of a denticle. The reverse shows T3 above E2
at the top.

Population Data (7/14): Without specifying varieties, PCGS
shows three submissions of the 1821 Small Date dimes in MS64, with
a single MS66 finer. NGC shows two MS64 examples of the JR-9, with
one each finer in MS65 and MS66.

Heritage Commentary: The JR-9 is one of three Small Date die
pairings for 1821; JR-8 and JR-10 are the others, all filling the
relevant Guide Book variety slot.